Planning application
Springhill Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder Application - install a solar and battery system The mounting of the panels will sit on the south facing roof of a recently constructed barn
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03905
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03905
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Capel St Mary
- Parish
- Capel St Mary
- Postcode
- IP9 2JB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/02866 Awaiting decision
Springhill Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Solar and battery system.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by Babergh
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18 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided householder applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Springhill Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
96% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep
Application for Listed Building Consent - Solar and battery system.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs -
Springhill Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
96% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep
Application for Listed Building Consent - Solar and battery system.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs -
Barn On Land At Springhill Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class N (a) and (b) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 - Change of use of barn to form 1 no. single storey dwelling
Granted Prior approval 25 docsSmall domestic -
Barn On Land At Springhill Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class N (a) and (b) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 - Change of use of barn to form 1 no. single storey dwelling
Granted Prior approval 25 docsSmall domestic -
Oak Apples Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/03103 Condition 3 (Materials)
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
Oak Apples Pound Lane Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JB
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/03103 Condition 3 (Materials)
Granted Conditions 4 docs
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